bac·te·ri·o·phage (b k-tîr  - -f j )n. A virus that infects and lyses certain bacteria. bac·te ri·o·phagic (-fj k) adj.bac·te ri·opha·gy (- f-j) n. |
bacteriophage [bækˈtɪərɪəˌfeɪdʒ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) a virus that is parasitic in a bacterium and multiplies within its host, which is destroyed when the new viruses are released Often shortened to phage
bacteriophagic [bækˌtɪərɪəˈfædʒɪk] adj
bacteriophagous [bækˌtɪərɪˈɒfəgəs] adj
| bacteriophage (bk-tîr--fj) A virus that infects and destroys bacterial cells. |
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| Noun | 1. | bacteriophage - a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria; "phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria" virus - (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein coliphage - a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli typhoid bacteriophage - a bacteriophage specific for the bacterium Salmonella typhi |
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